First Sergeant

Pascal Cleatus Poolaw

Army
Inducted 2008

Pascal Cleatus Poolaw

First Sergeant Pascal Cleatus Poolaw, US Army, a member of the Kiowa Tribe, served in the Army infantry in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War.

He was awarded four Silver Stars, five Bronze Star Medals and three Purple Hearts. He is the most decorated American Indian soldier in United States History. He was killed in action November 7, 1967, in Vietnam.